Globe January 29, 2024

BASKET CASE Court jester ADAM SANDLER hustles his way through a pickup game in Arizona in clownishly oversized duds THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK! GOING BUST Buxom Buccaneers babe CHRISTINA HENDRICKS seems one breath away from popping her corset top! WAGGING HER CHINS Former rom-com queen KATE HUDSON is in-crease-ingly distant from her days as a smooth-faced starlet WHATTA SNOOZER! Messy movie hunk COLIN FARRELL looks like he’s rolled out of bed to run errands in his jammies! SILVER LINING Aging MELISSA GILBERT — Little House on the Prairie’s Half-Pint — has ditched the dye to embrace her grays RAISING THE BARS Pint-sized comic KEVIN HART proves his mettle in Florida while plugging his heist film Lift…

ROBERT DE NIRO’s close friendship with former protégée Jodie Foster has turned into a super sore point with his controlling baby mama, Tiffany Chen, insiders dish. Sources snitch the 45-year-old martial arts expert, who gave birth to the 80-year-old Raging Bull star’s daughter Gia last April, feels left out and annoyed by his socializing in general, but is especially miffed over Jodie, his friend since she was 12 and they co-starred in the iconic 1976 flick Taxi Driver. “He picks and chooses which friends he wants to bring into the equation, but this one particularly gets on her nerves,” dishes an insider. “Bob doesn’t care to share details of his close association with Jodie — or many of his other friends, male and female — and Tiffany feels pushed to one side…

CLINGY Hoda Kotb is desperate to rekindle her romance with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, according to tipsters who say the Today host’s former honey is only interested in fleeting hookups — and it’s messing with her head! “The reunion they were talking about for a while doesn’t seem to be happening, and she’s pretty upset,” dishes an insider. Hoda, 59, and the financier, 65, were coupled up for eight years and engaged for two — but in January 2022 she revealed their relationship hit the rocks! Moles say the lonely news-gal has pined for Joel ever since — and some thought the exes were on their way to a rematch because of their friendly outings with adopted daughters Haley Joy, 6, and Hope Catherine, 4. “All Hoda wanted was to be…

LOVE-ADDLED Patrick Duffy is planning to get hitched to Linda Purl this year — without the safety net of a prenup! Pals of the widower Dallas star, 74, are delighted he’s found love with the 68-year-old Happy Days alum, but they think Duffy is deluded by not protecting his $20 million fortune, sources squeal. “His buddies just think it’s bonkers to go into a new marriage without the protection of a legal agreement, regardless of how much they love each other,” dishes an insider. “Few people ever go into a marriage thinking it’s not going to work out, but divorce statistics prove otherwise!” The TV stars reconnected after many years during the pandemic, developing their romance slowly over Zoom calls, until Patrick drove 20 hours from Oregon to see Linda in…

PLASTIC fantastic Kim Kardashian is constantly nipping and tucking for the perfect bod, but the excess hair that keeps sprouting on her furry lip has the reality queen at her wit’s end, insiders tattle. The 43-year-old TV star triggered buzz about the manly mustache after posting a social media video that showed telltale signs of too much lip filler. “People have been roasting her for having a dark line on her upper lip and guessing it’s from too much filler,” snitches a source. “Normally Kim can shake off all the online hate, but this is really upsetting because she struggles with dark hair on her upper lip. She’s spent thousands on laser treatments and electrolysis, but no matter how much she tries to zap it away, it always seems to…

CHER’S troubled son Elijah Blue Allman is giving his celebrated mom the virtual finger by filing to dismiss divorce proceedings against his wife — while a war continues to rage between the two women for control over the longtime addict’s health and finances! The move comes shortly after a judge ruled against Cher’s petition for conservatorship of her son, citing “severe mental health and substance abuse issues.” Elijah’s wife, Marieangela King, accuses her mother-in-law of kidnapping late rocker Greg Allman’s son in November 2022 and whisking him off to rehab. She says the Moonstruck Oscar winner was determined to sabotage their marriage at all costs. However, Cher has denied 36-year-old King’s allegations and claims her daughter-in-law is exploiting drug-addled Elijah, who recently told a court he’s been clean and sober for…